Admissions to change at Thomas Jefferson High, and others

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

Interesting take. So you’re basically saying it’s fine that the environment at TJ is so unwelcoming to students like PP’s Hispanic daughter that she has no interest in the school, despite her strong academic record and interest in STEM. All while gratuitously bashing white people in the process.

I guess we all know who you think does and doesn’t belong at TJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't admission be based on merit?

It should, it that’s not the case in reality.

BINGO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is *not* more meritorious than a poor kid just because you paid for AOPS, Kumon, and an expensive home in a neighborhood with a middle school that has mathcounts, model UN, etc. Repeat that until it sinks in.

This exactly.

BINGO BINGO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

I don't blame her at all for not wanting to go. It's a sad state of affairs that Hispanic students are so poorly represented that she would have no interest. But we have to start somewhere, and there are plenty who do want to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

Interesting take. So you’re basically saying it’s fine that the environment at TJ is so unwelcoming to students like PP’s Hispanic daughter that she has no interest in the school, despite her strong academic record and interest in STEM. All while gratuitously bashing white people in the process.

I guess we all know who you think does and doesn’t belong at TJ.

Nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is *not* more meritorious than a poor kid just because you paid for AOPS, Kumon, and an expensive home in a neighborhood with a middle school that has mathcounts, model UN, etc. Repeat that until it sinks in.

This exactly.

BINGO BINGO

The disparity among FCPS middle schools is appalling. It was difficult finding information about TJ at our Title 1 middle school. When I asked, the principal said the kids are more interested in staying at their own pyramid. Information on the school's website was nearly non-existent. (This was before they standardized the school websites.) At TJ feeders, information on TJ was front and center. There were 2 information meetings - spring and fall when we had only the fall meeting at our school.

There are no Math Counts or AMC testing to speak of at our school. These activities, however, exist at all major TJ feeder middle schools where teachers lead after school clubs and hone skills.

[Anonymous]

^^ The county pays for after school middle school clubs, BTW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

Interesting take. So you’re basically saying it’s fine that the environment at TJ is so unwelcoming to students like PP’s Hispanic daughter that she has no interest in the school, despite her strong academic record and interest in STEM. All while gratuitously bashing white people in the process.

I guess we all know who you think does and doesn’t belong at TJ.

Environment at TJ is not unwelcoming for Hispanic or black students. Those saying that should go and actually see how things are are at TJ before saying things like that. Asians are often stereotyped as passive, quiet, obedient etc. yet now they are bullies because they are in the majority? Can't have it both ways. In fact, I know of a black kid who harassed my kid when he was a student at TJ and this black kid shoved an Asian kid into a locker (this was when the renovations were going on and TJ still had tall lockers) and this black kid received no discipline and went on to attend an Ivy League school despite being a below average student and having a history of bullying Asian kids and physically assaulting one Asian kid that I know of.

Relatively small percentage by itself does not mean unwelcoming environment and remember TJ students, teachers/staff are totally excluded form the admissions decisions. The admissions decisions are made by the review panesl made up of mostly white people and some black and hsipanic people and NO Asian people as usual.

If being in a relatively small group, Asians would be the ones that should be complaining of "unwelcoming" environment since Asians students often find themselves as part of a small group at most Northern Virginia schools including Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington counties as well as Fairfax county schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

Interesting take. So you’re basically saying it’s fine that the environment at TJ is so unwelcoming to students like PP’s Hispanic daughter that she has no interest in the school, despite her strong academic record and interest in STEM. All while gratuitously bashing white people in the process.

I guess we all know who you think does and doesn’t belong at TJ.

Nailed it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

No, what it means if that TJ would be more interesting to the PP's daughter if there were more Hispanic girls who attended. So if there were more kids like her, DD would htink about TJ. Which is exactly the reason people think that there needs to be some type of change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is *not* more meritorious than a poor kid just because you paid for AOPS, Kumon, and an expensive home in a neighborhood with a middle school that has mathcounts, model UN, etc. Repeat that until it sinks in.

This exactly.

BINGO BINGO

The disparity among FCPS middle schools is appalling. It was difficult finding information about TJ at our Title 1 middle school. When I asked, the principal said the kids are more interested in staying at their own pyramid. Information on the school's website was nearly non-existent. (This was before they standardized the school websites.) At TJ feeders, information on TJ was front and center. There were 2 information meetings - spring and fall when we had only the fall meeting at our school.

There are no Math Counts or AMC testing to speak of at our school. These activities, however, exist at all major TJ feeder middle schools where teachers lead after school clubs and hone skills.

Mainly bc these are parent run and organized. While a teacher nominally has to "sponsor" it, my experience is that these activities don't run if parents don't step up to do 99% of the work. If you want it, set it up. Or lobby FCPS to pay folks to run it. But it's not like they magically appear.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do urm even want to attend TJ? I know I didn't because my interests was in the arts. And I knew a lot of super smart minorities and they had no interest in TJ either.

My Hispanic DD who attends a TJ feeder school, has straight As in all of her AAP classes and has a very strong interest in STEM, has ZERO interest in attending TJ. Why go someplace where she will be a minority race-wise and gender-wise?

Yet, some irrational people in NOVA want to almost force your kid to attend TJ.

that's a good post to wrap it up on. Who exactly thinks there are problems at TJ again.... is it actual black and Hispanic people.... no once again it is stupid mostly white woke morons who have no concept of TJ and no intention of sending their kids there, all on the altar of some huge white guilt. Get a grip and take out your guilt somewhere else.

Interesting take. So you’re basically saying it’s fine that the environment at TJ is so unwelcoming to students like PP’s Hispanic daughter that she has no interest in the school, despite her strong academic record and interest in STEM. All while gratuitously bashing white people in the process.

I guess we all know who you think does and doesn’t belong at TJ.

Nailed it.

+1

yall are seriously a bunch of idiots

anyone can apply and go to TJ. Have you actually taken the time to ask people outside your SJW bubble . Are people upset that they can't get in??? Really??? the answer is no. Take your guilt elsewhere and stop trying to dismantle the crown jewel of the public school system in this area.